Tag: auroville

Book: Lily In War by Umair Ahrar

About the book: Everyday We keep hearing about the war that is raging around the world in newspapers and on television. As a result of this war, many innocent people have been displaced, injured, or killed. We lose sight of the human-to-human connection; we become so consumed by power and materialism that we forget we […]

Music: B.Y.O.B by System of a Down (nu metal band)

This was a song that was immensely popular when I was very young. But I never really knew what it was about. The incredibly catchy and memorable chorus had me convinced that it was just another song about partying and having a good time. It was only years later that I heard it all the […]

Poetry: Poem by Jasmine Storey

Jasmine Storey has grown up in Auroville. Her creative expressions are channeled through painting and poetry.  HEREA stroke, a point, a slight smudge,In the ever evolving illustration that IS.Offering if just a dash of depth,Adding a little intricacy.like all else inimitable,Here as an unheard of hue.Another essential slashPerhaps a happy splash.

Poetry: Poems by Anandi

Poetic and… (by Anandi Zhang) is a collection of short poems that come from inspirations in daily life in and around Auroville. Readers in Auroville and beyond resonate with poems in the book, feeling that they describe their life experiences, inner journeys and insights. There are three sections in the book:– Poetic and Playful– Poetic and […]

Event: Auroville Art Camp 2022 – 12-19 March

The third edition of the Auroville Art Camp is happening.It will take place from Saturday March 12th till March 19th at the Pavilion of Tibetan culture. For the opening of the Auroville Art Camp on Saturday March 12th at 9:15 am, Deepti will give a talk on the theme of this year’s edition, the title […]

BOOK: Matrimandir – The Privilege by Anandi

Anandi has just published a series of poems. She says:”It is not a book but a box, a golden box with poems and photos of mine called :”MATRIMANDIR-The Privilege-” The money for the project came from AVIN Netherlands and the profit goes for the AV land . The photo of the cover is by gentillesse […]

Films: Animation Film Festival, 18-20 March

Auro Film presents, at MMC/Cinema Paradiso, Town Hall: AN ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL – FRI. 18, SAT. 19 & SUN. 20 MARCH Films at 5 and 8 pm on Friday, with the presence online of a film director on Friday evening, 5 pm on Saturday, plus children matinee at 4.30pm on Sunday! It is a selection of 8 outstanding […]

AV Radio: The Latest Podcasts

Your favourite radio is always working for you. Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts: Anubhuti, an experience of Dhrupad – Live concert(Music) Soul Tracks – Se.3 Ep.16 “An Hour of Righteous Grooves”(Music) Audible Weed Walk – Ep.74 “A prickly case of […]

Documentary Screening: The Animal Communicator – 25 March

Award winning documentary screening ‘The Animal Communicator’ directed by Craig Foster, known for his latest film ‘My Octopus Teacher’.Aikya explored Interspecies communication with Anna Breytenbach and spent two weeks with Craig Foster in South Africa and will share some of her experiences. When: 5pm – 7pm, Friday 25 March 2022 Where: Pavilion of Tibetan Culture […]

Music: Triumphant Heart, by Jason Becker (instrumental)

To me, this entire album means a lot. It shows the capability of the human spirit and how much one can achieve in the face of tremendous adversity. It also shows the compassion that artists share for one another, and the nature of music to transcend all boundaries. Being an almost entirely instrumental album, Becker’s […]

Poetry: Poem by Jasmine Storey

Jasmine Storey has grown up in Auroville. Her creative expressions are channeled through painting and poetry.  About the Poem: Sometimes identifying with the energy around a subject, rather than the subject itself can be refreshing. To be the movement, alternatively to the one being moved. Feel.Breath inThis Grace in chaos.So that we too can become—The […]

Poetry: Poems by Anandi

Poetic and… (by Anandi Zhang) is a collection of short poems that come from inspirations in daily life in and around Auroville. Readers in Auroville and beyond resonate with poems in the book, feeling that they describe their life experiences, inner journeys and insights. There are three sections in the book:– Poetic and Playful– Poetic and […]